Insight 4 May 2021

How to maximise your outdoor space

By Tim Howell, Managing Director Mitie Landscapes

一个组织对生物多样性的态度是他们对气候行动的态度的一个可见的声明.  而办公室前的草坪则保持得很好,看起来很干净, it actually has a very low level of biodiversity, but a space with wildflowers, bird boxes and trees can still look smart and inviting, 同时向员工和客户表明,公司正在采取行动,尽量减少对环境的影响. In addition, 将户外空间融入你的回归工作策略中,为合作提供了新的空间, exercise, and support the wellbeing of your staff.

2020年英国生物多样性指标表明,自1987年以来,传粉媒介物种减少了30%1 . 然而,我们吃的食物中有三分之一依赖于传粉媒介,比如蜜蜂来授粉. 无脊椎动物物种的进一步减少可能会对我们的粮食安全产生持久的影响.

为改善贵机构对生物多样性的态度,可考虑实施以下计划:

A lawn full of life

减少修剪草坪的频率为植物和自然提供了生长和恢复的机会, suitable areas can be left uncut for much of the year. Planting trees provides further space for wildlife to flourish. Pathways can be created through meadows and larger spaces, and benches installed creating spaces for colleagues to meet, exercise and relax. 2019年,人们发现平均草坪每天产生的花蜜足以喂养1088只蜜蜂2 . 每个月修剪一次的草坪能提供最多的花蜜,而未修剪的草能提供更多的植物

Make use of the empty space

特殊的种类包括薰衣草,Hebe,景天,红缬草吸引传粉者物种. In combination with new hedgerows, mulch planters and other sustainable planters, 目前不受欢迎的空间很快就会充满野生动物. Hedgerows support a vast array of wildlife. 不同的物种生活在树篱内不同的高度, blackbird and chaffinches nest up high, 而灰鹧鸪则在树篱底部的草地上筑巢,刺猬则在树篱底部觅食3 .

Create a green roof

即使是建筑最密集的城市中心也可能成为蜜蜂和其他昆虫的天堂, 通过添加专业安装的绿色屋顶,使用景天等植物, Yarrow, and Thyme. A green roof can reduce your energy bill, help to counteract the heating effect of urban heat islands, and reduce air pollution. 城市热岛(UHI)是一个比周围农村地区温暖得多的地区, typically 1-3 degrees Celsius4 . UHI’s have worse air and water quality than rural areas.

Install a new home

Bird, bat and owl boxes, hedgehog houses, log piles, 野生动物步道只是一些可以融入你的设施的解决方案. 由埋在地下的管子制成的冬眠地是蟾蜍的理想家园, frogs and reptiles during cold winter months5.

Communicate and engage

提供有关您正在开发的方案和空间的信息和更新,将鼓励员工更多地利用户外空间. 例如,标识不同物种和鸟箱在新路径上的位置, will help staff to engage with nature. 来自自然英格兰的证据表明自然对人们的健康和幸福的重要性, 85%的受访者表示,置身大自然让他们感到快乐6.

In Sept 2020, 英国政府承诺到2030年保护英国30%的土地,以支持大自然的恢复. Mitie致力于提高生物多样性,为客户创造定制的解决方案. Contact our experts at [email protected] 以了解我们如何在贵公司的设施内加强生物多样性.

Join us in supporting #NoMowMay. 我们鼓励我们的客户在整个五月减少修剪草坪的频率或停止修剪草坪. Find out more here.

Sources

1
http://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/048f7e78-a2c6-4982-91c3-e496f063bf2b/UKBI-2020-A.pdf

2
http://www.plantlife.org.uk/everyflowercounts/2019-results/

3 http://www.rspb.org.uk/our-work/conservation/conservation-and sustainability/advice/conservation-land-management-advice/farm-hedges/the-value-of-hedgerows-for-wildlife/

4
http://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/urban-heat-island/

5
http://www.rspb.org.英国/ globalassets /下载/ kids-schools /教学资源/ make-a-hibernaculum.pdf

6
http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/the-people-and-nature-survey-for-england-adult-data-y1q1-april-june-2020-experimental-statistics/the-people-and-nature-survey-for-england-adult-data-y1q1-april-june-2020-experimental-statistics

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